Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy (26 January 1965-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-CA 22) from 3 January 2007 to 3 January 2013, succeeding Bill Thomas and preceding Devin Nunes, and from CA 23 from 3 January 2013, succeeding Lois Capps.

Biography
Kevin McCarthy was born in Bakersfield, California in 1965, the son of two Democratic Party members. In 1995, he became Chairman of the California Young Republicans, and he chaired the Young Republican National Federation from 1999 to 2001. In 2000, he was elected as a trustee of the Kern Community College District, and he was elected to the State Assembly in 2002 and to the US House of Representatives in 2006. He served as the House Republican Chief Deputy Whip from 2009 to 2011, as House Majority Whip from 2011 to 2014, and as House Majority Leader from 2014.